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Did You Know? 19th Century Cognac History

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Continuing from our previous post about early Cognac history, some more historical dates in time about the golden nectar…

  • 1835 Felix Courvoisier and Louis Gallois found Cognac Courvoisier
  • 1849 Martell use their own labels on their bottles for the first time
  • 1854 Cognacs depict 4 different zones of cognac. Grande Champagne, Petite Champagne, Premier Bois and Deuxième Bois
  • 1856 Hennessy start to label bottles
  • 1858 The House of A E Dor is founded in Jarnac
  • 1865 Hennessy start to use stars to denote cognac quality
  • 1870 The maps of the Charente regions show Fins Bois and Bon Bois for the first time
  • 1872 Phylloxera destroys most of the vines in Cognac
  • 20th Century Phylloxera resistant Ugni Blanc Vines imported from America largely replace Folle Blanche and Colombard.
  • 1909 The six cognac crus are established and are protected by law
  • 1927 Fine Champagne is defined on Remy Martin VSOP bottles
  • 1936 Strict new rules of definition for cognac production introduced
  • 1946 The Bureau National Interprofessionel de Cognac is founded
  • 1993 Cognac region expands to 87,313 hectares
  • 2003 America becomes the biggest cognac importer